Georges Lapointe (born June 7, 1948) was a Parti Québecois candidate in the 2003 provincial election and before running for the ADQ in 2007.
[6] There was a Jean L'Écuyer who ran for the Longueuil city council in 1986 and was elected to the Commission scolaire Jacques-Cartier in 1987.
He subsequently led a public campaign against the labour legislation and the CCQ, forming an organization called the Association pour le droit au travail (ADAT).
[8] In 1993 and again in 1999, Dumais and his supporters blocked all bridge traffic from Hull to Ottawa to bring attention to their campaign.
[10] Diane Francis, a right-wing columnist for the Financial Post, promoted Dumais's campaign over the course of several years.
[14] Dumas finished second against Liberal incumbent Benoît Pelletier, a senior cabinet minister in Jean Charest's government.
While this legislation did not meet all of Dumais's goals (e.g., workers were still required to unionize), he nonetheless supported it as a change from the previous model.
[15] Dumais subsequently left the ADQ and supported the Quebec Liberal Party in the 2008 provincial election, appearing with Jean Charest at a campaign rally in Gatineau.
[18] In his first campaign, Bourassa called for public consultation on proposed development at the Mont-Orford National Park and suggested monthly fundraising breakfasts to raise money for low-income children.
[23] Considered a strong candidate for his party,[24] he received 2,236 votes (8.87%) for a disappointing fifth-place finish against Liberal Raymond Bachand.